# United Kingdom Private Sector Employment as % of Total Employment;UK;HC;SA;Percentage ()

United Kingdom Private Sector Employment as % of Total Employment;UK;HC;SA;Percentage () was 82.0% in Q2 2026, unchanged from Q1 2026 and unchanged from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 81.7% (Q4 2023) to 83.2% (Q4 2018), averaging 82.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G9C2.MEASURE-RATE`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1999-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (110 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/private-sector-employment-as-pct-of-total-employment-uk-hc-sa-percentage

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 82.0% |
| Q1 2026 | 82.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 82.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 81.9% |
| Q2 2025 | 82.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 81.9% |
| Q4 2024 | 81.9% |
| Q3 2024 | 81.9% |
| Q2 2024 | 81.8% |
| Q1 2024 | 81.7% |
| Q4 2023 | 81.7% |
| Q3 2023 | 81.9% |
| Q2 2023 | 81.9% |
| Q1 2023 | 82.2% |
| Q4 2022 | 82.1% |
| Q3 2022 | 82.1% |
| Q2 2022 | 82.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 82.1% |
| Q4 2021 | 82.1% |
| Q3 2021 | 82.2% |
| Q2 2021 | 82.1% |
| Q1 2021 | 82.0% |
| Q4 2020 | 82.2% |
| Q3 2020 | 82.4% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G9C2.MEASURE-RATE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G9C2.MEASURE-RATE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```